Email formats in Internet of Things companies
Which address pattern to try first when you reach out to people at Internet of Things companies, worked out from the contacts in our database.
The short answer
first.last@company.com is the most common format in Internet of Things companies, matching 66.2% of the addresses we analysed. The next most common is flast@company.com (14.8%).
All formats we found
| Format | Example | Share of addresses | Companies where it is the most common |
|---|---|---|---|
| first.last@ | james.robinson@company.com | 66.2% |
22 |
| flast@ | jrobinson@company.com | 14.8% |
6 |
| first@ | james@company.com | 10.6% |
1 |
| firstl@ | jamesr@company.com | 2.5% |
1 |
| f.l@ | j.r@company.com | 2.1% |
1 |
| fl@ | jr@company.com | 1.1% |
0 |
| firstlast@ | jamesrobinson@company.com | 0.7% |
0 |
| last@ | robinson@company.com | 0.7% |
0 |
| first-last@ | james-robinson@company.com | 0.7% |
0 |
| first_last@ | james_robinson@company.com | 0.4% |
0 |
Based on 284 work addresses from 50 companies. 31 companies with three or more matched addresses had one clearly dominant format.
How to use this
- Open the company's profile and check its own email format. Companies differ, so this beats any industry average.
- If the profile has no format yet, try first.last@ first, then flast@.
- Check the address with the email checker before you send. It tests the mailbox without sending a message.
Questions
What is the most common email format in Internet of Things companies?
first.last@company.com is the most common format, matching 66.2% of the 284 addresses we analysed across 50 companies.
Do all Internet of Things companies use the same format?
No. Among the 31 companies in this sample with a clear dominant format, first.last was dominant in 22. Always check the company's own format on its profile page before sending.
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- How we collect and verify this data
How this is calculated: each address is matched to the contact's name, and only business addresses on the company's own domain are counted. Consumer mail providers such as Gmail are excluded. The sample is the companies with the most contacts in this industry, so it favours larger companies.